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This is the place to find an overview of the Digital Photography Certificate Program at The Art Institute of Vancouver. Below you’ll find not only course competencies, but links to curriculum, tuition, fees and faculty. In addition, you can read student testimonials and look at student work in the portfolio section.
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This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of digital photography. It combines basic photography principles of composition and lighting with digital concepts such as exposure evaluation, file formats and image manipulations. This is a perfect course for anyone who wants to improve their photographic skills to capture better photographs.
Course Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand how digital cameras work and the appropriate application of digital capture - Understand resolution, image compression and file formats - Select the appropriate f-stop, shutter speed, exposure mode, lens and focal length - Understand and apply lighting concepts such external flashes and natural light - Understand and apply the elements of proper composition
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Week 1 -Welcome, Introductions and Course Review -Photography: The Basics -Camera: Film vs. Digital -Presentation: Photo Survey
Week 2 -Exposure Modes -Elements of Composition -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Presentation: Photo Composition -Review: Assign 1
Week 3 -Shutter Speed -Movement: instinct + drama -Photography: history and movements -Presentation: Landscape -Review: Assign 2
Week 4 -Aperture + Depth of Field -Creative process + developing subject matter -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Presentation: Portraiture -Review: Assign 3
Week 5 -Manual Exposure -Exposure: Light metering + evaluation -The Image: intention + meaning -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Presentation: Contemporary photography -Review: Assign 4
Week 6 -Lighting: available + artificial -Tone: highlights + shadows -File Formats + Resolution -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Presentation: TBD -Review: Assign 5
Week 7 -The Shoot: Coverage + bracketing -Professional overview + roles of photography -Photography equipment and tools -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Review: Assign 6
Week 8 -The Image: massage + manipulation -Image Correction: gamma + color -Shooting Assignment - Location TBD -Review: Assign 7 + Submit FP Proposal
Week 9 -Digital portfolio -Portfolio Preparation -Review: Assign 8
Week 10 -Presentation and review of Final Portfolio -Q+A Session -Debrief + wrap course
The instructor reserves the right to change or modify the order of the outline as required to best fit the schedule and students needs.
The instructor reserves the right to deduct amend marks accordingly for class lateness, incomplete assignments and lack of participation. |
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